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Methods and Material ( Theory)
i. Selection of Materials, preparation of surface for various textures.
ii. Preparing design and transferring on selected materials, cutting of material and preparing the printing surface
iii. Printing of prepared block. Determine registration for printing of editions.
i. Selection of materials preparations and application of dry and liquid grounds. Study of various chemicals and mordents.
ii. Preparation of composition on plate with various experiments for textural and tonal values. Different techniques like Dry Point, Aquatint, Mazzohht, Etching, Engraving, Photo Etching etc.
iii. Printing techniques such as viscosity.
i. Preparation of surface, polished and fine grained experiments with line, tone and texture.
ii. Understanding the chemical properties of Litho surface.
iii. Printing
i. Preparations of Screen, Selection of various grades of Nylon, cloth and stretching of cloth.
ii. Preparation of design by paper stencil, direct method and Indirect Method.
iii. Printing & Registration for one and multicolour printing.
Experiments with combined graphic techniques and mediums
1. Graphic Art in India since 1850 - Lalit Kala Academy
2. Contemporary Art (Journal) – Lalit Kala Academy
3. Water Based Screen Printing – Steve Hoskins
4. Stone Lithography – Paul Croft
5. Digital Printmaking – George Whale and Naren Barfield.
6. The Complete Printmaker (Techniques/Traditions/Innovations) – John Ross/Clare Romano/Tim Ross
7. Block and Silk Screen Printing – G. Ahlberg and O. Jarneryd.
8. Early Graphic Art in Bengal (Journal) – Lalit Kala Academy, Pranabranjan Roy.
9. Three Graphic Artist (Journal) – Lalit Kala Academy, Geeta Kapoor.
10. Graphic Art and Craft – D. Kauffmann.
11. Silk Screen Techniques – Biegeleisen and Cohn
12. The Art of the Print – Fritz Eichenberg.
13. Print Making Today – Jules Heller
14. Graphic Art of 18th Century – Jean Adhemer.
15. A Half Century of American Print Making – A Fern
16. Great Prints of the world – Peterdi Gabor
17. Modern Japanese Prints – Oliver Statler.
18. The Art of Lithography – D.C. Berri
19. Offset Printing from stone and plates – Charles Harrap.
20. Japanese Woodblock printing – Umetaro Azechi.
21. Experiments in Wood Cut – Wodern Day.
22. An Introduction to a History of Wood cut – A.M. Hind
23. Wood Cut and Wood Engravings and How I make them – H.A. Mueller.
24. The Collograph Print – David Bernard
25. A History of Etching and Engraving – Arthur Hind
26. Silk Screen Printing for the Artist – Roger Marsh
27. Silk Screen Method of Reproduction – Bert Zahn
28. Japanese wood cutting and wood cut printing – Mr.T.Tokuno.s
29. Dictionary of Print Making Terms – Rosemary Simmons
30. How to Identity Prints – Bamber Gaspogne
